Title
Governor’s Highway Safety Program Grant for Traffic Safety - Law Enforcement Liaison
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of in the amount of $25,000 from the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Johnny Jennings, Police
Jonathan Wally, Police
John Reibold, Police
Explanation
§ The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP), which provides the following:
- $17,500 to purchase five additional LIDAR radar units used in police vehicles and radar speed signs to help enforce speed limit laws, and
- $7,500 for the Regional Law Enforcement Liaison’s travel, training, and meeting expenses.
§ The grant is for a one-year term from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.
§ GHSP requires that City Council pass a resolution authorizing the acceptance of the grant funding.
§ No matching funds are required from the City.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Grants Fund
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution